Posted on 10/26/2009 1:10:50 PM PDT by Reaganesque
A blue, cross-like design emblazoned on T-shirts at Penn State University has some critics seeing red.
The shirts — intended to foster school spirit — sport a vertical blue line down the center with the words "Penn State White Out" emblazoned across the chest, forming a design that some say resembles a cross. The back of the shirt depicts the same blue line obscured by the words, "Don't be intimated … It's just me and 110,000 of my friends." Roughly 30,000 of the shirts have been sold.
Penn State says it has received six complaints about the shirt, including one from the Anti-Defamation League's Philadelphia branch, from people who say it connotes a Christian cross. The logo design also has become the focus of controversy in the student newspaper, "The Daily Collegian," which has received several letters to the editor on both sides of the issue.
Michal Berns, a junior majoring in media law and policy, said she refused to buy the $15 shirt because of its religious connotations.
"At first glance, you don't necessarily think that's what it looks like, but when you look at it more, it does look like a cross," Berns told Foxnews.com. "That's the reason I didn't purchase it."...
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Tell the folks that complained to shove it up their Obama.
I’m not listening to these idiots any more.
Don’t like it...go to Cuba, or Venezuela, or North Korea.
Time for me to buy one or more of those shirts! Go, Penn State!
Maybe I will buy one and put it next to the ‘Duke Lacrosse” t-shirt that i have...
It’s really too bad that the people who have a problem with it didn’t have some sort of nervous breakdown and go into a coma.
Nick Mangus, a senior majoring in East Asian studies, described the controversy as "ridiculous" and said images of crosses can be seen virtually anywhere, even in "tiles on the floor."
"Honestly, I think it's basically people just trying to stir up controversy over something that's ridiculous," Mangus said. "If you don't want to buy it, don't buy it. It's that simple. You don't have to try and force everyone else to change their ways because you think it's offensive."
I gotta get me one of those shirts!
A crest design would have been okay.
I was going to make a generic comment on the academic (if one can use that word) “majors” of the protesters - without reading the article. Sure enough, after reading, one can safely eliminate those marshmallow majors from the curricula and not loose one iota of intellect, achievement, or potential to improve humanity.
Dont hold back tell us how you really feel lol
For that matter, “white out” can be deemed racist by some.
We need to roll out Google maps to more of these idiots, maybe with satellite tracking and the most sophisticated RFID technology, hunting dogs, laser sighting, and advanced optics, they’ll be able to find a life.
That’s not a cross, its a racing stripe.
I’m offended by Obama t-shirts. He’s a religious figure. You think they’ll get rid of those if I bitch, moan, and cry?
6 in 30,000...now THAT’S a controversy.
Hey, I want one of those!!! I thought it was wonderful the guy who said...you can see a cross in the tile of the floors...where does it stop!!!!
I love the shirt...now a symbol of FREEDOM!!!
And hey, if you like this hypersensitivity, just wait until hate crimes legislation is passed. The Left won’t just boycott imagined offenses, they’ll demand arrests.
If you don't like it, don't buy it. No wait...., what is the complaint again?
Now, if this were a Cresent; then it wouldn’t be a problem.
Makes you wonder if it had a Star of David on it would she buy it?
Any bets if she's an Obama supporter?
Michal Berns (President) moved to the U.S. two years ago from Jerusalem, Israel. She is currently a sophomore majoring in media law and policy. When she’s not busy engaging students at Hillel, Michal enjoys being with friends, shopping, and sports. A fun fact: Michal used to be on the Israeli National Flag Football team!
That's what I thought it was, a racing stripe. It's on the front and the back, seems pretty simple.
The black stripe seems very similar to the black stripe that goes down the middle of Penn State’s helmets.
I highly doubt it was intended to be a cross. As a Christian, I’d be somewhat offended if it was. A football program should not exploit a religious symbol.
Here's the Penn State helmet with the single blue stripe. Any Penn State fan would know what the stripe on the shirt is.
I've been "intimated" lots of times...not 110,00 times though. I usually enjoyed it.
FMCDH(BITS)
BAN STREET INTERSECTIONS!!! Musn’t offend those who are cross-phobic.
Considering everytime I have seen a PSU White Out Game on national TV Penn State gets smacked, the last one I saw was when Iowa came into Happy Valley a few weeks ago and punked the Cowardly Lions, perhaps eliminating this is actually a good thing.
The golden domers aren't going to be very happy with you...
Sort of pathetic a T-shirt that sells 30,000 copies and generates a 0.02% complaint rate gets into the news.
Just a reminder PSU was the university whose president at the time threw out a Christmas tree from the main administrative building because he did not want to offend people like this Michal. Michal gives Jews a bad name.
6 out of 30,000 !!
Like the libs use to say... If you don’t like it, you don’t have to buy / wear it... and telling me NOT to wear it would be a violation of my first amendment rights
so sod off
More likely than not someone majoring in media law and policy would be an ACORN-like social activist. I can see that she might be horrified if someone thought she was a Christian!
Lucky they are not trying to sell the shirts at Notre Dame, a formerly Christian school. First of all, Notre Dame does not like Penn State; secondly Notre Dame would not want to offend non-Christians (much of their staff). Their sales surely would be zero.
see my post and link at #34
If you look hard enough, you can see the face of the Mother Mary on the back of the shirt.
I had to read to see if it was Christians complaining about the cross being misused, or liberals complaining about having to see a cross.
“Dont hold back tell us how you really feel lol”
lol...there’s no reasoning with people like that.
Michal Berns, a junior majoring in media law and policy, said she refused to buy the $15 shirt because of its religious connotations.
“At first glance, you don’t necessarily think that’s what it looks like, but when you look at it more, it does look like a cross,”
Well Michal, If you take a second look in the mirror you might be able to see something that resembles an ASS. That doesn’t mean that you see one.
Zero is about as popular as AIDS in Israel.
BTW, I was driving around and I came to an intersection and they had a sign that had a symbol on it like this: +
I demand they change that cross to something else. Maybe an islamic crescent.
It vaguely resembles two criss crossing lines. Some faux controversy about nothing but intolerance for Christianity.
Meanwhile when it comes to Islam, K-12 schools in Caliphateornia...
http://www.brookesnews.com/092809sharia.html
I’m not a Penn State fan and I knew instantly what the stripe was. Of course I’m not trying to be offended every time I turn around.
The gold domers aren’t religious anymore, little sheeple
ooooooooooooo...better ban this one too!
I took a look at the website. The Conference took place on April Fools Day. Apparently there were no reportable results from the meeting. But she must be an "A" student if she got herself listed to represent Penn State.
Looking at the names of the participants, there will be peace when Israel is wiped off the map. Maybe they recommend more "land for peace," until there is no more land to give for peace, just more land for terrorists to stage their operations against Israel.
Maybe we should remove the plus sign from all calculators, computer keyboards and so on?
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